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History of the BYA Biewer Yorkie:
by: Nancy Anderson
Biewer Yorkies - the history of the Biewer Yorkie is simply that of the Yorkshire Terrier with
a little twist of how a PARTI Yorkie got a new breed name in Germany.
Let me start by saying this is the story as presented to the world - there are some speculations
to it's truthfulness and accuracy.
Mr. and Mrs. Werner produced parti Yorkies out of a pair of traditional Yorkshire Terriers and
wanted to register them as purebred, showable Yorkies and have their patterns accepted
and not marked as 'Wrong Color - Not for Breeding'.
Few are even aware the now known "Biewer Yorkshire Terrier al a Pom Pom" isn't
even the original way the Werners registered their puppies - originally they were registered
as Yorkies and later changed to the Biewer classification.
Are they purebred Yorkies - I can't answer for ALL dogs listed as Biewers but
MINE ARE all Biewer Yorkies.
There is another lady however who claims she was able to lay hands on 100 separate
so-called Biewer dogs DNA and has proven through MARS testing the Biewer Terrier
is a mixture of multiple breeds.
Keep in mind here I do NOT breed Biewer TERRIERS but Biewer YORKIES -
She calls hers Biewer Terriers but they supposedly have ALL came from the Germany
Biewers from the Werner lines in Germany.
You will also need to be aware that the time the testing was done it's highly unlikely,
if not impossible, to of gotten 100 Biewer samples as that would
of probably been close to every Biewer in existence at that time as the Biewer breed
was close to extinction till early 2000 when the American Breeders took interest and
started breeding them.
It was also discovered the lady sent in samples and fraudulently listed herself as a Vet.
I don't know about anybody else but I personally am not going to give justification to testing
done under so much under-handedness and deceit. My question would be under what
established standard were the samples taken, what established protocols were used to
verify the dogs the samples were taken from, what standard was set for WHO was allowed to
take the samples, What bloodlines did the samples come from and where are the databased
papers showing the recorded Registration Certificates and pedigrees to substantiate
their claim their samples were from Biewer stock. Further keep in mind this lady
had started her own registry due to necessity as she had been kicked out of the IBC
so any paperwork she did present would be questionable at best.
Also keep in mind that this same lady was seeking AKC recognition of the Biewer Terrier and
would only be accepted if it was a mix of 3 or more breeds. Her very questionable testing
has achieved her goal and only further proves AKC's lack of oversight as even the smallest amount
of research on AKC's part would of uncovered the fraud and deceit the rest of us easily saw.
You would think Ms. Werner would be livid as if the test are accurate then she and
her late husband would have defrauded a lot of people over the years - - ME INCLUDED.
If the test are indeed accurate you would think there would be breeders lined up filing lawsuits
against Ms. Werner and even the lady who had done the testing as prior to her wanting to
seek AKC recognition she also claimed for hers to be from the Werner's stock who claim
theirs to of came from purebred Yorkies. Of course the mixture of 3 breeds only came into
play when that is what it took to achieve AKC recognition.
Oh my - what wicked webs we weave!
The first breeding pair of Biewers were brought into the United States in early
2000 by Nancy Anderson.
There is undisputable documented evidence to the importation of the first Biewers.
The only registry at that time for the Biewers was the ACH in Germany.
If I was to register with a registry today in Germany it would be the ACH as it has no tainted
beginnings, is the ORIGINAL founding Biewer registry of the breed and has never been
associated with shady breeders in the United States nor has it ever been wishy washy
to accepting U.S. registrations. The ACH is the registry of choice of the majority of
German Biewer Breeders and is held in the highest regard.
IBC, Another Biewer registry in Germany, however has been accused of falsified
paperwork by a U.S. breeder who partnered up with them early
in their beginning in the attempt to sway U.S. breeders to use IBC. The owner of the IBC
even went so far as to post she would no longer accept U.S. registrations when her and
this other lady parted ways - she later recanted as I am sure she quickly realized
the financial demise of her decision made in haste and anger. I also find it ironic that when
the U.S. breeder was in good graces with the IBC she was loudly proclaiming
if you didn't register with the IBC in Germany you were doing a disservice to the
breed - her opinion apparently quickly changed once she was banned from IBC and
opened her own U.S. based Biewer registry and started seeking AKC recognition.
Since that time the original owner of the IBC has passed away and another Germany
Registry has taken over their database.
Let me just state here - BYA is a Professionally ran registry of integrity who has never
played politics with anybody or any other registry.
The BYA was formed in 2003 and became the 2nd Biewer registry in the world and the
1st U.S. Biewer Registry (*BAR NONE).
The BYA had the first Biewer Yorkie Show and is accredited with having the first
Championship Biewer Title in the United States.
Every wonder "WHY" every dog of the same lineage but of different color associated with the
Biewer and Yorkie seems to need it's own BREED classification.
It's a total Registry breakdown of common sense and understanding the Yorkie history and genetics.
Biro is a brown spotted Yorkie - Nothing more nothing less - BYA registers it as a brown/tan
piebald or belted Biewer or Yorkie.
Stardust - Gold-dust - Crème - Golden (*whatever name it seems to of been given of the day)
is a Crème/Red Yorkie - nothing more nothing less --
BYA registers it as a Crème or Red Biewer or Yorkie depending on it's tint color and coat pattern.
Biewer Yorkies are Parti Yorkies. It really is just that simple.
Just as with any new breed that parrots another breed breeders of the 1st breed
cause chaos trying to discredit the new breed and it was no different for the
Biewer Yorkie. Yorkie Breeders came out in droves trying to discredit
U.S. breeders who dared to raise Biewer Yorkies and claim they were
related to the Traditional Yorkie in any way.